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With Valentine’s Day coming up, wouldn’t it be nice to show yourself a little love and get a gorgeous new dress from Ever Pretty Dresses? They have a gorgeous selection of dresses for every occasion, and I can speak to the quality since I there are several Ever Pretty dresses in my closet right now! In fact, I just got this gorgeous gown to wear at my Valentine’s Day Concert:

The raffle ends at midnight this Thursday night and the winner will be announced on Friday, 2/06/15. Please be sure to give proper contact email in the event that you are the winner. Good luck, and Happy Valentine’s Day!

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First – my apologies for posting this so late! The holidays are definitely getting the best of me and it’s crazy-town over here in my neck of the woods. :) Next, congratulations to all of the winners from last week’s promotional giveaways! Thanks to all of the wonderful and generous sponsors who provided our amazing gifts. Here are the winners:

Alrighty, guys and gals. This is last call for raffle entries! Always FREE, and alway awesome. Multiple easy-peasy ways to enter. Entries must be in no later than 11:00am PST on this morning, (Monday, 12/15/14). I’ll be announcing the winners live on The Backstage Pass Radio Program during the Lunchtime Concert Series, where I’ll also be playing some fantastic holiday music from around the globe! Below, you’ll see a photograph of each prize being given away. Just click on the graphic, and that will bring you to the raffle where you can enter to win.

After that, you’ll see the playlist of all the music that will be on the show today. Click on the artist or band name to be brought to their website. And remember folks, musicians work hard to create beautiful music – especially for the holiday season – and taking just a moment or two to let them know you heard their song and give them a compliment means so much. Please take a moment to let them know their work is being heard, especially during this holiday season! So go now – go get yourself some fancy prizes. May your days be merry and bright… :)

Ok, I am ridiculously excited about this giveaway! I was just recently introduced to the Heidi Daus Jewelry Design line and I am IN.LOVE. Like capital letters in love. I should start by saying I’m not a huge jewelery person. I mean, I love it, but I don’t really wear a lot of it. I wear my wedding ring, and usually some hoop earrings and that’s it. Jewelry is kind of like shoes to me: I admire a lot of it, collect a lot of pieces, but don’t tend to wear a lot of what I’ve got. But these Heidi Daus Design pieces have completely changed me. I want to wear every piece she’s ever made and wear them everywhere: the grocery store, the library, the gym (if I went to one). They’re just gorgeous. Here are the pieces that I got:

Ok, I am posting a pic of the boxes because even THEY are beautiful!

These are the St. Barts Rocks earrings, pretty close to true size, and absolutely GORGEOUS. A horseshoe-shaped station at the post is lined with channel-set, square-cut crystals and leads to a bezel-set, large pear-shaped Swarovski crystal drop with decorative, bezel-set round crystal prongs. They are even more stunning in person.This is the matching St. Barts Rocks Necklace, and I am absolutely IN LOVE with this. A single strand of individually knotted, faceted mother-of-pearl beads leads to V-shaped drop and a horseshoe-shaped station with bezel-set, large pear-shaped Swarovski crystal drop completes this elegant necklace. I wish my camera took a better picture of this. It truly is stunning.

And here’s a bit about Heidi Daus Designs from the company itself:

The Heidi Daus jewelry collection embodies superior design, style and color. Since 1981 the masterpieces of Heidi Daus have set precedence for the jewelry industry and pioneered the concept of statement jewelry. Heidi was exposed to fashion at a young age and realized her gift early on. Educated and raised in New York City where the first Heidi Daus studio was born Heidi traveled the world and brought back her inspirations from the fashion capitals and incorporated the finest jewelry making techniques into her work. Heidi’s love of fine art, nature, and home décor is reflected in her designs. Each piece encompasses unique artistry and features gorgeous color ways, geometric art deco influences and sculpted intricate attention to detail. Elegance, Sophistication and Confidence defines the Heidi Daus woman. It’s a sisterhood of sorts that is sure to create a special bond when a fan spots a Heidi Daus piece in a crowd.

As part of the ongoing holiday promotion, Heidi Daus Designs has very generously offered a $100 Online Gift Certificate so that you can get a gorgeous piece of your very own! By now, you now the drill. :) Just click away:

And don’t forget to check the other blog entries for the rest of this week’s giveaways! All of our winners will be announced on Monday, 12/15 at NOON, PST on The Backstage Pass Radio Program. Tune in at www.backstagepassradio.com.

I decided to make a little adjustment to the holiday promotion schedule and postpone the winner announcements until this Monday, 12/15 at 11:00am, PST. I’ll be announcing the winners on The Backstage Pass Radio Program, and will also follow that up with a winner announcement posted here on the blog. Why, you ask? Well…

I have a few more fantastic prizes to give away, and I’ll be doing that over the weekend. Additionally, I want to give you all a few more days to enter all of the raffles that were posted during this past week. Plus, Monday will be my last radio program in 2014, and then I’ll be headed back home to Boston until after the holidays. I just thought it would be a nice way to wrap up my Monday schedule. And since I have MORE prizes for you, I thought you wouldn’t mind sitting tight a few more days. :)

So, for right now, I’ll post the raffles that you can still enter for. BUT, be sure to check back here this weekend on Saturday and Sunday to find out the last two AMAZING prizes that are up for grabs! Thanks to everyone who has participated!

PS: Are you on the mailing list? If not, definitely join NOW! I have a secret giveaway that you can only find out about on the newsletter going out later today! JOIN THE MAILING LIST HERE!

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Today’s giveaway is generously being sponsored by Curvety.com, and here’s a bit about them:

Curvety.com is a UK based company delivering the hottest fashion in the right sizes, straight to your door.Curvety was conceived in 2004 because they were fed up of searching for trendy plus size clothes and being left disappointed by the lack of choice. Curvety.com knows that women want clothes that look great on and accentuate their curves and they think every curvy woman deserves to have her perfect wardrobe.

This is why Curvety works hard to offer a sassy collection of clothing, from glam evening wear, to smart work wear – in sizes 16 to 36. Clothes that fit, but more importantly, clothes you’ll love.http://www.curvety.com

I got this gorgeous Kiyonna Essential Plus Size Wrap Dress to review and I am IN LOVE. Unfortunately, because of a snafu with the post office (oh boy, don’t get me started with the US post office – lol), I only got the dress *today* so I was unable to get photos up in time. However, a full review with photos is coming. In the interim, I will tell you that this is hands-down my new favorite dress and I am planning on wearing it to my Christmas Eve family gathering! Love the fit, love the fabric, love everything about it! Here’s some more info about it from the website: 96% Polyester, 4% Spandex

All shapes will look great in this beautiful true wrap dress. The Essential Wrap Dress is everything a classic wrap should be with clean lines, a flattering tie and fluid skirt. We’ve also thrown in princess seams that run along the front and back to create beautiful shape. Have a look at our other lovely day dresses too.

If you’re reading this blog now, you probably know that I’m a musician and that I sing. And while I do it professionally, I also absolutely love karaoke. I think it’s a hella good time, and people professional or not can always bond over a drink and some good music. If there’s a mic and some music, you can always count me in. :)

But I know not everyone who loves to sing loves to do that on a stage, and that’s why websites like http://www.singsnap.com are such an amazing place for singers who are a little big stage-shy. There’s a whole community of people from around the globe there, and you have access to so many amazing things:

A huge selection of backing tracks to your favorite songs in all different types of genres

Effects that you can add to your voice and music, and the ability to raise and lower the keys

Ability to record just audio OR a music video

Message boards and forums where you can meet lots of friends and other supportive singers

Contests where you can prizes

Save your recordings and keep them private for yourself, OR post them on your Facebook wall or Twitter!

REMINDER: Winners for all of the prizes this week will be drawn Friday, 12/12 after 3:00pm PST!

Did you catch yesterday’s post? Week 2, Giveaway #1 were some pretty flashy temporary jewelry tattoos from Sobe Tatts. You have all week to enter, so go – go now! And do you know what would also make those tattoos look fantastic? Perhaps a lovely décolletage? (Did you see how fancy I got with that segway? Huh? French, even. Oui!)

That lovely fancy french word could be yours with today’s sponsored giveaway from Brayola.com. The lovely folks there have very generously donated a $60 gift certificate so that you may find yourself something fancy to boost up your holiday spirits. (Did you see how I did that AGAIN? Boost up?? Get it??? I’m on fire today!) Here’s what I ordered from them:

Olga Luxury Lift Umderwire Bra

Now, just a few years ago, I would have gladly photographed myself for the review, but as a married lady now, I need to be a little more (ahem) reserved. But I can tell you ALL about it! Olga is one of my favorite brands because they are affordable, but very high quality and durable. And let’s face it: bras are one of those things that we want to last for a long time and to do it’s job well for a long time. Olga brands do what they promise, and Brayola offers a great selection at extremely reasonable prices. Plus, they’re really great people, and I’m all about collaborating with great people who run great business for great customers. :)

So how can you score yourself a $60 Gift Certificate? You know the drill, just click on the graphic below and you’ll be brought to the Rafflecopter entries. Choose one, or choose them all. Completely free to enter. Good luck to all!

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Last week’s promotional giveaways were crazy-fun, and the winners were announced on Friday. Congrats to everyone who entered! Don’t worry if you didn’t win, there’s plenty of prizes this week from some amazing sponsors! Today’s prize is perfect for the holidays – or any day, really, and I am IN LOVE with this product. Probably a little more than a 43 yr old woman should be. lol

Today’s review and giveaway is for Sobe Tatts, which is a temporary tattoo company that I came across online. Now temporary tattoos aren’t really anything new, but these are pretty amazing. They’re like jewelry! I really, really wanted to post a picture of myself in these for my review, but alas, time has gotten away from me and I didn’t get a chance to photograph them this weekend. Probably just as well, because these models as rockin’ them like I never could:

These are really high-quality, very, very pretty, and incredibly easy to apply. You just peel the plastic off, apply it to your skin, wet it, let it set for about 30 seconds, peel away, and voila! You’ve got yourself some super-fancy body jewelry tattoos! Seriously unique and perfect for holiday parties (or clearly the beach later in the year). I’m in LOVE with these, and I think you will be too. And of course, the lovely Ashley at Sobe Tatts has very generously offered to give TWO of you a prize package!

You have all week to enter to win, and a variety of different ways to enter. And of course, we’d love for you share the holiday spirit and spread the word about Sobe Tatts, this giveaway, and the rest of our giveaways all week long. Good luck, and Happy Holidays!